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It was a bright cold evening of summer and Anna shuddered into her coat in an effort to escape the biting wind.

As she slipped into her new flat with the last of the boxes, she dropped her keys into the bowl in the hallway and paused to kick off her boots.

The apartment was a small battered space that had not seen much renovation since the late seventies, according to the last owner.

With Cambridge’s upcoming changes to IGCSE First Language English in 2027, I’ve been working hard to create new resources for students and parents. Below you’ll find a free Paper 2 for 2027 First Language English IGCSE 0500: on the topic of AI in Schools. This includes a mark scheme and sample answer.

Writing in 1945 after the destruction of WW2, J.B. Priestley saw an opportunity to rebuild Britain in a more empathetic, socialist and socially responsible manner. In An Inspector Calls, Priestley uses the theme of age not only to contrast the rigid, self-serving values of the older Edwardian generation with the open-mindedness of youth but also as a broader metaphor for Britain’s potential moral growth.

Moral values describe deciding what actions or beliefs are correct and incorrect, just and unjust, thereby ascribing the labels of being either moral or immoral. Yet morality is subjective and in flux, influenced by time, place, culture and individual experience. Banana Yoshimoto’s Kitchen (1988) and Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1970) tackle moral values in diverging ways, with Fo being far more explicit in his vision of morality, and Yoshimoto favouring a more subjective and implicit manner of exploring moral values.

Hughes explores the celebration of human spirit in Football at Slack by revealing the Yorkshire men to be at one with the wild and tempestuous nature found in the British countryside. Through this poem, Hughes reveals the strength and resilience of the human spirit embodied by the men. The title may initially call to mind the “beautiful game” – football as a deeply loved British sport.

Review video lesson and PowerPoint for IGCSE Macbeth Revision, perfect for students of Edexcel 4ET1. Revise character, themes, symbols, form & structure.

The full moon stared down in dismay as Leisl sighed. She had only a moment until the rite must be performed, yet the leaves on the ancient oak tree refused to regrow. Geisterholz Forest remained barren; bare branches twisted their arthritic fingers into the gloom of the blackened sky.

The City Planners by Margaret Atwood expresses disdain for the City Planners, who attempt to impose order upon fundamentally chaotic subjects: humanity and nature. Through her personification of the landscape, puns of insanity and use of free verse, Atwood critiques the sterile and oppressive nature of modern urban planning and argues…

Are you gearing up for the IGCSE First Language English Paper 2 and feeling a bit daunted by the directed writing section? Fear not! In this blog post, I’ll break down the key elements of directed writing, focusing on reading skills and evaluation – the secret ingredients to securing those top marks.

A cup of coffee grew colder in a café on the frigid outskirts of Paris, but Henri LeBarre seemed to pay no mind to the dwindling threads of steam. No, Henri’s eyes were fixed far in the distance, any thoughts of his five Euro coffee going to waste pushed far from the front of his mind. He was wearing one of his best shirts – as he always did whenever he came to Café Rêveur – and his fine silvery hair had been carefully combed to the side.